2013 TESLA MODEL S Complaints

HERE IS A 2013 TESLA FRESHLY ARRIVED IN THE SALVAGE YARD. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/24523446?SEARCHID=1172082716 THE BACK RH WHEEL AND SUSPENSION IS COMPLETELY TORN OFF THE CAR. THERE IS SOME IMPACT DAMAGE BUT THAT IS PROBABLY THE RESULT OF THE THE SUSPENSION FAILURE . THERE ARE SO MANY EXAMPLES OF THIS KIND OF FAILURE IN THE TESLA THAT IT POINTS TO THERE BEING A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TESLA HAS REQUIRED SOME OWNERS TO SIGN NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS POSTERS ON TESLA FORUMS ARE DISCOURAGING OWNERS FROM REPORTING THESE PROBLEMS AND ARE EVEN ALLEGING THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE FRAUDULENT. MY COMPLAINTS ARE HONEST REPORTS WITH VERIFIABLE DATA TO SUPPORT THEM. IF YOU REQUIRE SAMPLES OF BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VISIT THE SALVAGE AUCTION YARDS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE MULTIPLE FAILURES OF TESLA SUSPENSIONS TO SAVE LIVES.

ANOTHER TESLA IN THE SALVAGE YARD HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22102447&ROWID=30&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS FRONT SUSPENSION COMPLETELY TORN OFF, NO DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE DAMAGE. THE TOP BALL-JOINT STEM HAS PULLED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE WHICH HAS A FRACTURED TIP. THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY OF THESE FAILURES FOR THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF THESE CARS THAT ARE ON THE ROADS PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS ANOTHER MODEL S FOR SALE AS A SALVAGE WRECK HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/EN/LOT/24419056?SEARCHID=213897253 THE FRONT LH TOP BALL JOINT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE WHEEL THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE. THE CAR HAS THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED OUT. THIS BALL JOINT FAILURE LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER 2013 INCIDENT WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN LISTED ON YOUR DATABASE. DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 04/28/2016DATE OF INCIDENT: 04/24/2016COMPONENT(S): STEERING , SUSPENSIONNHTSA ID NUMBER: 10862066CONSUMER LOCATION: CONNELLSVILLE, PA ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT EXPAND DETAILS CLOSE HELP 0 AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS CRASH:NO FIRE:NO NUMBER OF INJURIES:0 NUMBER OF DEATHS:0 MANUFACTURER: TESLA MOTORS, INC. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): P09340... SUMMARY: MY FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSING A LOSE OF STEERING. HERE IS A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THAT BADLY WORN BALL-JOINT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DGDKZMLZQOG THERE MUST BE MANY TESLAS ON THE ROADS WITH THESE BALL-JOINTS READY TO FALL APART. NO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED TO OWNERS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THE TESLA ALLOY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THIS CAR HAS THE ENTIRE LH BACK SUSPENSION RIPPED OUT. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22060456&ROWID=30&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS WHERE THE WHEEL HAS EXITED THROUGH THE BACK BUMPER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO PREVENT LOSS OF INNOCENT LIVES.

THIS MODEL S HAS JUST ARRIVED AT THE WRECKER'S YARD. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22105984&ROWID=32&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# ONCE AGAIN THE REAR SUSPENSION HAS BEEN WRENCHED OFF THE CAR WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF COLLISION DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MOTOR HAS PLENTY OF TORQUE TO WRENCH OFF THE SUSPENSION. THERE IS A CLEAR PATTERN OF FAILURE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

HERE IS YET ANOTHER TESLA MODEL S FOR SALE AS A SALVAGE WRECK. HTTPS://M.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETENC.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=22060456&ROWID=28&PAGESOURCE=VEHICLERESULTS# THE LH REAR WHEEL AND SUSPENSION HAVE TORN OUTWARDS THROUGH THE BODYWORK. THE RH WHEEL IS TILTED OVER AT AN ANGLE. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/136377865@N05/SETS/72157658490111523/ OWNERS ARE BEING ASKED TO SIGN NDA,S IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODWILL PAYMENTS. THE WORDING OF THE NDA CAN BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT THEY SHOULD NOT EVEN REPORT THE INCIDENT TO NHTSA PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA WITH A COLLAPSED FRONT SUSPENSION. HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/EN/LOT/21054696?SEARCHID=632075351 THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS SIMPLY FALLEN APART. THE FRONT WHEEL IS SLICED NEARLY IN HALF BY A BROKEN SUSPENSION COMPONENT. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE CAN BE SEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TESLAS. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PATTERN HERE. THE ALLOY SUSPENSION LINKS ARE WEAK. THE STEERING-KNUCKLE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND MADE STRONGER FROM 2015 ONWARDS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE OLDER MODEL CARS. EVEN THE NEW AND STRONGER SUSPENSIONS ARE STILL SNAPPING OFF THE CARS. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO SIGN NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODWILL PAYMENTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT LISTED FOR A SNAPPED FRONT SUSPENSION ( REF # 10862066) THERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD HERE HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/SUSPENSION-PROBLEM-ON-MODEL-S.69204/ WHICH SHOWS A TOP BALL JOINT THAT HAS BEEN CORRODED SO BADLY THAT IT HAS POPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET. POSTERS ARE SAYING THAT SIMILAR CASES HAVE HAPPENED IN NORWAY AND OTHER PLACES THAT USE SALT ON THE ROADS. THE DESIGN OF THE MODEL S ALLOWS ROAD DIRT TO BE THROWN ON TO THE SUSPENSION PARTS. IN THE THREAD THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF TESLAS WITH HEAVY CORROSION. IT IS LIKELY THAT GALVANIC CORROSION IS OCCURRING. ALUMINIUM AND STEEL COMPONENTS ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WHICH WILL CAUSE CORROSION IN WET AND SALTY CONDITIONS. IN NORTHERN USA,CANADA, NORWAY AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS. THIS FAULT WAS NOT PICKED UP UNTIL IT ACTUALLY FELL APART AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR NEEDED REPLACING. THIS IS A DANGER TO OWNERS AND TO OTHER ROAD USERS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

MY FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSING A LOSE OF STEERING.

ON 4/15 2016 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A ONE LANE ROAD AND THE "POWER PLANT" FAILED (PER THE TESLA SERVICE INVOICE) AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER. THE CARE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER IN ROCKLIN CALIFORNIA. THERE TEST RESULTS STATES "CONFIRMED REAR DRIVE UNIT WILL NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE" A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVE WHEN IT HAPPENS AT SPEED IN TRAFFIC.